Superior Industries, Inc. has hired industry veteran Eric Gavin for a newly created business development role in the company’s construction management division. Gavin comes to Superior after most recently being employed as a construction project manager for Dumas Mining. Before that he was an operations manager for the engineering firm, Meridiam Partners, and held several positions with Harrison Western, an industrial…
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GroundHog has introduced its state-of-the-art Mobile Equipment Maintenance Platform to streamline and enhance maintenance processes for mining companies and contractors to ensure increased efficiency, reduced downtime, and improved safety. Key features of the new platform include: Company CEO Satish Penmetsa said several customers in its beta testing program are already expanding to multiple sites. “While there are many computerized maintenance…
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In a move the Chinese OEM said will revolutionize African mining operations, XCMG is preparing to deploy a batch of 30 XGE105 electric mining trucks to a site in the Republic of Guinea. The truck maker said the unidentified customer, which owns almost 3 billion tons of controlled and inferred ore reserves, has total resources potentially reaching up to 5…
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Testing, inspection and certification group SGS has signed a joint venture agreement with Saudi Arabian mining consultancy and explorer Golden Compass to open and operate a new geochemistry laboratory in the country. The lab will provide sample preparation and geochemistry analysis to the mining and minerals industry in Saudi Arabia and will boost its commitment to help develop the mining…
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Lundin Mining said it has opted to exercise its option to acquire an additional 19% interest in its equity position for SCM Minera Lumina Copper Chile, or Lumina Copper, owner of the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile. The deal with JX Advanced Metals Corporation carries a price tag of $350 million. Closing is expected on or around 2 July. The…
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PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) recently said it launched delivery of its first-ever shipment of copper concentrate to its new smelter in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) special economic zone (KEK) in Gresik, East Java Province. The delivery from the Amamapare Port in Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province, arrived 14 June. The new PTFI smelter began operating this…
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Pennsylvania-based JENNMAR is growing its presence in Canada’s hard rock market with its acquisition of Quebec-headquartered Dumotech Industrial Products. Dumotech, which specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of products and hardware for the hard rock mining industry, has been operating for nearly 30 years. As part of the acquisition, JENNMAR will acquire Dumotech’s operating assets as well as certain customer…
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners. Full story.
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Thiess has partnered with Augment Technologies to leverage the latter’s AI-driven 3D blast movement software to create a Muckpile Block Model. “With the Muckpile Block Model, we are set to revolutionise our operations in providing accurate understanding of ore loss and dilution after a blast, enabling operations upstream and downstream to make better decisions,” said Thiess in a LinkedIn post.…
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Energy Exploration Projects, known to many as EnergyX, has confirmed its plans to build a lithium plant in the area where the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet. Full story.
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